Infinite Search
{{Infobox album
| name = Infinite Search
| type = studio
| artist = Miroslav Vitouš
| cover =Infinite Search.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1970
| recorded = October 8, 1969
| venue =
| studio = A&R Studios, New York
| genre = Jazz fusion, post-bop, free funk
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=20}}
| label = Embryo Records, Atlantic Records
| producer = Herbie Mann
| chronology = Miroslav Vitouš
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Purple
| next_year = 1970
}}
Infinite Search is the debut album by Czech jazz bassist Miroslav Vitouš. It was released in 1970, on Embryo Records. The same album has been released under three different titles. The second release is Mountain in the Clouds, a remixed and enhanced version of the same recordings (1972 US edition: Atlantic SD 1622 and 1972 German edition: Atlantic ATL 50 406), featuring one extra track, "Cérečka." The third is The Bass (1972 German edition: Hörzu Black Label SD 1622), also with the bonus track "Cérečka".{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Miroslav-Vitous-Infinite-Search/master/185161|title=Mountain in the Clouds|website=discogs.com|date=1970 |accessdate=21 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=28351|title=Infinite Search by Miroslav Vitouš (Album, Jazz Fusion): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list|website=Rate Your Music|accessdate=21 October 2018}}
Reception
At The Audiophile Man on 25 September 2016, journalist Paul Rigby notes that: {{blockquote|I was impressed... with the improv technique of John McLaughlin, who darts into the gaps like a shoal of fish occupying every available sea space. Fans of more contemporary jazz releases will be very familiar with Vitouš as a recording artist for ECM. If you are, then this album will be an eye-opening glimpse into the man’s glittering past. A superb album.{{cite web |last1=Rigby |first1=Paul |title=Infinite Search |url= https://theaudiophileman.com/miroslav-vitous/ |website= The Audiophile Man |date=25 September 2016 |accessdate=21 October 2018}}}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Allan|first1=Mark|title=Infinite Search|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/infinite-search-mw0000012473|website=AllMusic|accessdate=21 October 2018}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1451}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Freedom Jazz Dance
| writer1 = Eddie Harris
| length1 = 10:54
| title2 = Mountain In The Clouds
| writer2 = Miroslav Vitouš
| length2 = 1:51
| title3 = When Face Gets Pale
| writer3 = Miroslav Vitouš
| length3 = 7:38
| title4 = Infinite Search
| writer4 = Miroslav Vitouš
| length4 = 6:49
| title5 = I Will Tell Him On You
| writer5 = Miroslav Vitouš
| length5 = 11:00
| title6 = Epilogue
| writer6 = Miroslav Vitouš
| length6 = 6:57
| title7 = Cérečka
| note7 = 2013 Rhino Records CD reissue {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Masabumi-Kikuchi-Susto/release/8859886|title=2013 reissue – bonus tracks|website=discogs.com|date=27 April 2016 |accessdate=21 October 2018}}
| writer7 = Miroslav Vitouš
| length7 = 2:45
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Miroslav Vitouš – bass, leader
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Jack DeJohnette – drums (all tracks except track #6)
- Joe Chambers – drums (track #6)
Production
- Herbie Mann – producer
- Dave Green – engineer
- Haig Adishian – album design
- Joel Brodsky – photography